Three fictional characters - two American college students with contrasting attitudes about guns, plus a European exchange student - carefully explore the issues of gun control. Their conversations are respectul and well-informed by the latest empirical data and the best philosophical arguments.

David DeGrazia is Elton Professor of Philosophy at George Washington University. Among his ten books are Taking Animals Seriously (1996), Human Identity and Bioethics (2005), Debating Gun Control (with Lester Hunt, 2016), and A Theory of Bioethics (with Joseph Millum, 2021).

PrefaceForeword by Jeff McMahan

Dialogue 1: Is American Gun Policy a Moral Issue Meriting Serious Attention?

Dialogue 2: Does a Focus on Social Consequences Support Substantial Gun Control?

Dialogue 3: Does a Right to Self-Defense Support Gun Rights?

Dialogue 4: Do Appeals to Liberty Support Gun Rights?

Dialogue 5: Do Other Moral Rights Strengthen the Case for Substantial Gun Control?

Dialogue 6: What Would Morally Justified Gun Policy Look Like?